15 homicides in 1 week

Austin, Chicago Lawn and West Englewood each saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

In Chicago Lawn, a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were shot to death Tuesday in the 5900 block of South Francisco Avenue, police said.

In Austin, an 18-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in the 100 block of North Pine Avenue, police said. One day earlier, an 18-year-old man was shot to death in the 500 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, according to officials.

In West Englewood, a 3-week-old girl was found abused at the 6000 block of South Bishop Avenue on Aug. 15, officials said. She later died. Also Aug. 15, a 21-year-old man was fatally shot in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street, police said.

Citywide, gunshot homicides were recorded in the last week in Chatham, Englewood, McKinley Park, New City, South Lawndale, South Shore, West Pullman and West Ridge, RedEye data shows.

Meanwhile, a man was stabbed to death Saturday in the 200 block of South Rockwell Street on the Near West Side, police said.

Saturday alone saw six homicides, tying it with Feb. 19 as the deadliest day of the year, RedEye determined.

Forty homicides have been recorded so far this month, RedEye data shows. Thirty-seven homicides were logged in August 2011.